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Gentle Monster

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A renowned pianist who, after relocating with her family to the countryside, uncovers a life-shattering truth that forces her to confront the complexities of love, trust, and deception.

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Justin Chang The New Yorker 3d
An overextended subplot centered on the home life of an investigating police officer (Jella Haase) makes the thuddingly reductive argument that we’re all enabling the monsters in our lives, gentle and otherwise. Go to Full Review Tomris Laffly Elle 4d
Understatedly feminist and disquieting. Among the most provocative [Cannes] competition films this year. Go to Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star 5d
Marie Kreutzer’s devastating drama of suspected evil has “Anatomy of a Fall” vibes from three Cannes fests ago. Go to Full Review Vanessa Thorpe Observer (UK) 3d
Kreutzer's study of the implosion of the relationship between a pair of young bohemian parents, played by Léa Seydoux and Laurence Rupp, is both affecting and credible. Go to Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Region Free 5d
2/5
I appreciate the experimentation, yet the results feel more like parlor tricks. They're the work of a filmmaker who knows they can toy with their audience, but doesn't stop to think if they should. Especially with material as horrifying as this. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) May 24
Everything about this film is bizarre and much of it does not work at all, but I do applaud Kreutzer’s attempt at parsing through incredibly difficult themes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marie Kreutzer

Director

Léa Seydoux

Lucy Weiss

Jella Haase

Elsa Kühn

Laurence Rupp

Philip Weiss

Malo Blanchet

Johnny

Anton Rubtsov

Arian
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Movie Info

Synopsis A renowned pianist who, after relocating with her family to the countryside, uncovers a life-shattering truth that forces her to confront the complexities of love, trust, and deception.
Director
Marie Kreutzer
Producer
Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz
Screenwriter
Marie Kreutzer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 54m